Skip to main content

Table 1 Patients sociodemographic characteristics (n = 93)

From: Assessment of self-care practice amongst patients with type II diabetes attending Adama Hospital Medical College, Ethiopia

Characteristics

Mean ± SD/ Frequency

Age (Year)

52.83 ± 14.7

BMI (Kg/m2)

23.1 ± 3.2

Duration of Diabetes (Year)

11.11 ± 8.0

FBS Mean (mg/dl)

177.9 ± 49.2

Gender

  Male

  Female

41(44.1)

52(55.9)

Education

  Can't read and write

  Can read and write

  Primary school (1–8)

  Secondary school (9–12)

  Collage/university

16(17.2)

12(12.9)

30(32.3)

17(18.3)

18(19.4)

Marital status

  Single

  Married

  Divorced

  Widowed/er

12(12.9)

61(65.6)

4(4.3)

16(17.2)

Employment/occupation

  Employed

  Unemployed

18(19.4)

6(6.5)

    Merchant

    Farmer

    House wife

    Retired

    Daily laborer

    Others

9(9.7)

4(4.3)

34(36.6)

12(12.9)

6(6.5)

4(4.3)

  1. FBS Fasting Blood Sugar, SD standard deviation